"He actually brought a detective into the house. Does that woman suspect something already?"
Mr. Yoshino thought as he strode toward the utility room.
Quick and practiced, he took a spray bottle from the corner. "Good thing that detective has only just started investigating. For now, he's still suspecting the air quality in the house and hasn't thought too deeply about it... I have to get that hundred million yen in insurance money as soon as possible, before he finds the right train of thought. Otherwise, if this drags on and he sees the truth, I won't be able to do it."
Taking a deep breath, he gripped the spray bottle, left the house, and headed straight to the parking lot in the courtyard.
With a guilty conscience, Mr. Yoshino glanced around, pulled open the driver's seat door, got into the car, and took out a handkerchief.
He pressed the handkerchief firmly over his nose and mouth. With his other hand holding the spray bottle, he aimed the nozzle at the air-conditioning vent by the driver's seat and began spraying into it with a hiss.
After spraying the usual amount, he thought of the detective closing in on the truth. Mr. Yoshino gritted his teeth and sprayed twice as much.
"She has class today. That detective probably won't come visiting today. The next day off is three days from now... Three days. I have to get rid of her within these three days."
Mr. Yoshino looked at the air vent, his mind racing. "This should be enough to make something happen to her on the road today. I hope everything goes smoothly..."
As he prayed to himself, he stuffed the small bottle back into his pocket, got out of the car, and shut the door.
He was just about to